scholarly journals Ensuring Equity: Graduate Education as a Site of Strategic Intervention in Disciplinary Cultures

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aliya Hoff
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Education ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
State University ◽  
Arizona State University ◽  
Norms And Values ◽  
Faculty Positions ◽  
A Site ◽  
Disciplinary Cultures

Despite targeted recruitment efforts, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) remain severely underrepresented in STEM graduate programs in the United States. As a result, the pool of scientists eligible to hold faculty positions remains overwhelmingly white. Increasing recruitment without addressing the underlying aspects of disciplinary cultures that reproduce systems of oppression is insufficient and short-sighted. Graduate programs socialize the next generation of scholars into disciplinary cultures by implicitly and explicitly communicating racialized and gendered ideas about what it means to be a good scientist. As a result, graduate education offers a critical opportunity to disrupt and transform science by interrogating disciplinary norms and values that guide decision-making, expanding definitions of scientific excellence, and providing scientists with holistic mentorship and varied forms of social support. Graduate programs must be intentionally retooled to support the persistence and well-being of BIPOC graduate students in the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University.

What's Going On

1978 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 39
Keyword(s):  
Task Force ◽  
The United States ◽  
College Of Education ◽  
State University ◽  
Arizona State University ◽  
Math Skills ◽  
Migrant Students ◽  
Whole Numbers ◽  
Probability And Statistics ◽  
Level 2

The MIGRANT MATH SK ILLS INFORMATI ON SYSTEM commun icates the previously learned math skil ls and the math skill area the students were working on at the send ing school to the receiving school. The system serves all migrant students in the United States and is designed to aid teachers in pl acing newly arriving students in appropriate math studies. Part of the National Migrant Students Record Transfer System (MSRTS), the math system is based on a four-level “dictionary” of math skills; level 1 is topics, which include readiness, number meaning, whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percents, measurement geometry, sets, probability, and statistics. Level 2 is subtopics, with levels 3 and 4 being skills and subskills. For further information, contact Gary Bitter, Migrant Math Skills Task Force chairman, College of Education, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281.

Bibliographies on Health Promotion Programs for Business and Industry

1982 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-247
Author(s):  
Francine Martin ◽  
Suzanne Dandoy ◽  
Bradford Kirkman-Liff ◽  
Stacy Chaconas
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
New Ventures ◽  
The United States ◽  
State University ◽  
Arizona State University ◽  
Health Services Administration ◽  
Health Promotion Programs ◽  
Rapid Pace ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Made In

Health promotion programs have been developing at a rapid pace throughout the United States. Business and industry have been major targets for and supporters of these new ventures. This intense interest in health promotion programs has produced a need for a systematic review of past experience. The Center for Health Services Administration at Arizona State University prepared two comprehensive bibliographies of references on occupational health promotion programs. The annotated bibliography includes ninety references that were deemed most relevant to the subject at the time the searches were made in Spring of 1982. The second bibliography, which is not annotated, is supplemental and provides eighty-eight additional related references.

scholarly journals The Influence of an Information Environment on Construction Organization's Culture: A Case Study

2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth T. Sullivan ◽  
Dean T. Kashiwagi ◽  
Nathan Chong
Keyword(s):  
United States Army ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Information Environment ◽  
State University ◽  
Arizona State University ◽  
Change Orders ◽  
Procurement Contract ◽  
Procurement System ◽  
Owner Satisfaction

Construction professionals have identified public contract law and bureaucratic procurement/contract offices as a source of problems in the construction industry. The culture within the United State's Federal Government Acquisitions is based on the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FARs) and its interpretation, often placing organizations/agencies in the price-based environment and continuously resulting in poor performance. The United States Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) (approximately $100 M in construction renovation awards per year) attempted to overcome this obstacle through a partnership with the Performance-Based Studies Research Group (PBSRG) at Arizona State University. The MEDCOM implemented the information environment portion of the Performance Information Procurement System (PIPS) into Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts through the specifications. Without controlling the various contract/procurement processes, the developed information environment stimulated an atmosphere of accountability to all parties involved, while reducing the client's internal bureaucratic resistance. The concept has met with preliminary success, minimizing construction management issues by over 50%, raising owner satisfaction by 9%, resulting in 99% of projects ending with no contractor-generated change orders, and assisting MEDCOM leadership in measuring the performance of their infrastructure revitalization program.

Pastoral Maya and the Maya Project: Building Maya Civil Society in the U.S.

2012 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Lopez ◽  
Alan LeBaron
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
State University ◽  
The Troubles ◽  
Immigration Laws ◽  
Community Project ◽  
Human Rights Organizations ◽  
The Us

Guatemalan Maya living in the United States as refugees, migrants, or immigrants without official documents do not entirely escape the troubles they previously faced in Guatemala, such as political and social disadvantages, language barriers, and maintaining identity; moreover additional problems result from the complexities of coping with the US immigration system and the likelihood of incarceration and deportation. This situation becomes more ambiguous with the mixed reception they receive from the United States, where some segments of law and society constantly strive to make survival improbable, and other segments such as churches, employers, and human rights organizations strive to protect. Among the multitude of organizations created within this contentious field of "pro" and "anti" is Pastoral Maya, best described as a "self-help" organization for Maya immigrants; and the Maya Heritage Community Project (the Maya Project) at Kennesaw State University. These two organizations have distinct but overlapping goals and methods designed to defend Maya fundamental human rights to life, security, and well-being. Of course, achieving such lofty goals has been problematic, and with anti-immigration laws and high unemployment of recent years many people have had hopes for the future dashed. But positive signs for the Maya exist, for an increasingly sophisticated Maya leadership has emerged with experience and with the security of having obtained documents of residence. These leaders hope to take advantage of their relatively safe space in the United States to promote a force for change that will lift up the Maya in the United States and in Guatemala. The Pastoral Maya organization has developed a particularly strong leadership that strives for these goals.

scholarly journals From Anthropologist to Actant (and back to Anthropology): Position, Impasse, and Observation in Sociotechnical Collaboration

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Stavrianakis
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Practice ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
State University ◽  
Arizona State University ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Norms And Values ◽  
Natural Scientists ◽  
Technical Integration

Anthropologists are increasingly invited to participate in collaborations with natural scientists, among other experts, in their capacity as anthropologists. Such invitations give pause for thought about the character of the positions and practices that an anthropologist can occupy and perform. This article draws on participant observation in the Socio-Technical Integration Research (STIR) project, an endeavor based at Arizona State University, which aimed to modulate scientific practice. I observe and analyze the disquiet of participating social scientists by questioning the epistemic, ethical, and affective parameters of such modulation, in which social scientists were ultimately positioned and framed as actants—and not engaged as thinking subjects—for the reflexivity of natural scientists toward natural scientific work. I describe how such a method for increasing and extending the scope of scientific reflexivity was ultimately bound to the dominant instrumental norms and values of contemporary technoscience. The article suggests that reflection on problems of collaboration through questions of position and mode of engagement opens the scope and parameters for contemporary anthropological inquiry into anthropological collaborations within domains of science and technology.

scholarly journals E-Government and Public Affairs Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Edward T. Jennings
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Education ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Institutional Settings ◽  
Political Environments ◽  
The U.S

This article examines three fundamental questions with respect to the place of e-government in graduate education for careers in public service. First, where does e-government fit in the curriculum of graduate programs in public policy and administration? Second, might we expect the answer to this question to vary depending on the institutional home and type of public affairs degree? Third, should we expect programs to offer a required course on e-government or should we aim to integrate material on e-government throughout the curriculum? These questions are approached through standards developed for public affairs education in the United States, but they are examined in the context of international variations in governance, technology and education. The article first traces the development of e-government across the globe, summarizing important issues and consideration that government must answer as they pursue e-government initiatives. It then reviews standards that have been developed for public affairs education in the U.S. and turns to the question of how to incorporate e-government in the curriculum. E-government involves much more than technological and information management questions. Thus, it has implications for the entire public affairs curriculum. It is unlikely that a single course can successfully covers technical, managerial, and policy dimensions of e-government. For most programs, it will be more productive to explore e-government across a range of courses in the existing curriculum. The approach that is taken is likely to be affected by institutional settings, resources, and faculty competencies. It is also likely to be shaped by the broader social, economic, and political environments in which programs operate. Although the stage of e-government development in the country is likely to make a difference, we can also hope that our training will also shape e-government's development.

scholarly journals Comparing the Chinese Construction Industry with Other Developing Countries to Identify an Applicable Solution to Low Construction Performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Yutian Chen ◽  
Oswald Chong
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
The United States ◽  
State University ◽  
Arizona State University ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
High Performing ◽  
Best Value ◽  
The World

The Chinese Construction Industry (CCI) has become one of the largest in the world within the last 20 years. However, due to its rapid growth it has been experiencing issues causing the industry to struggle with delivering high performing projects. Due to the differences between developed and developing countries construction industries, research from other developing countries that were similar to China (Vietnam and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) were used to help identify solutions to improve the CCI. Previous research has identified the major risks in Vietnam and Saudi Arabia. It has also been identified the only solution that has documented evidence that it can improve construction performance is the Best Value Approach that was developed in the United States at Arizona State University. A literature research was performed identifying the major risks and issues that have been documented in the CCI. These risks were then compared to that of the Vietnam and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s construction industry risks. It was identified that the majority of the top risks were similar in all three countries. Identifying that developing countries have been experiencing the same issues. This also identifies that the Best Value Approach might be a solution to help improve the CCI.

scholarly journals Perspective Developing Successful Collaborative Research Partnerships with AI/AN Communities

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (17) ◽  
pp. 9089
Author(s):  
Jonathan Credo ◽  
Jani C. Ingram
Keyword(s):  
Alaska Native ◽  
Collaborative Research ◽  
The United States ◽  
Collaborative Partnerships ◽  
State University ◽  
Arizona State University ◽  
Research Partnerships ◽  
Tribal Communities ◽  
Data Ownership ◽  
Legal Battle

In the United States, American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people are frequently under- or misrepresented in research and health statistics. A principal reason for this disparity is the lack of collaborative partnerships between researchers and tribes. There are hesitations from both academic Western scientists and tribal communities to establish new partnerships due to differences in cultural and scientific understanding, from data ownership and privacy to dissemination and project expansion. An infamous example is the mishandling of samples collected from the Havasupai Tribe by Arizona State University (ASU) scientists, leading to a legal battle between the tribe and ASU and ending in a moratorium of research with the Havasupai people. This paper will explore three successful and positive collaborations with a large and small tribe, including how the partnerships were established and the outcomes of the collaboration. In addition, the paper will provide perspective of what needs to be addressed by Western scientists if productive collaborations with tribal groups are to be established.

scholarly journals Fostering Clinical and Academic Faculty Collaborations to Improve Graduate Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Etter ◽  
Aarthi Madhavan ◽  
Elise Lindquist
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Education ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
State University ◽  
Clinical Experiences ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Pennsylvania State University ◽  
Academic Faculty ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Collaborative Efforts

Accredited graduate programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) work to integrate academic coursework, a breadth of clinical experiences, and an overarching capstone project (e.g. summative assessment). The best graduate programs focus on integrating these three elements through high quality collaborations between academic and clinical faculty. These collaborations are fostered when clinical and academic faculty attempt to provide students with experiences that intersect academic, research, and clinical areas of speech language pathology. The purpose of this paper describes the collaborative efforts undertaken by the CSD department at the Pennsylvania State University. We present a model for collaborations in graduate education and discuss examples of our current integrative projects.

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